The Detroit Lions went with a local choice Thursday night, selecting Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson with the No. 2 overall pick in the NFL draft.
Lions general manager Brad Holmes said throughout this past season that he couldn't escape the chatter of fans pushing him to select Hutchinson, even while casually dropping in and out of restaurants near the team's practice facility.
Way before enjoying an All-American career at Michigan, where he was named a 2021 Heisman Trophy finalist, Hutchinson played defensive end, tight end, offensive lineman and long-snapper at Divine Child High School in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit.